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Speaker cables being pricier than main speakers

I was just wondering if there is anybody out there with their speaker cables being more expensive than the speakers itself. Although it may seem unwise or unjustified to have the cables pricier than the speakers as one could always upgrade to a more substantial or better pair of speakers, I always had this crazy idea of having the Nordost Valhallas permanently with my speakers, but then I could get a whole lot more upgrading the speakers rather than the cable.

My speaker cables cost about 1/4 the price of my speakers.

Just curious.
ryder
bigbucks5
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Using MSRP as the price, my speaker cables are 0.6% of the speakers. At the price I paid, they represent 1.3%.

25% and 30%?...that's CRAZY!

Better off to spend that money on better speakers than expensive cables.

Does ANYONE really believe that cable dollars give you more sound improvement than the same dollars spent on upgrading the speakers?

You really think that $3000 cables and $7000 speakers are better than $100 cables and $9900 speakers? (assuming same speaker manufacturer so that you are moving up in their line)....C'mon!
rello
311 posts
 
Bigbucks, are you saying you would buy 9900 speakers and spend 100 on cables? Your benchmark is less than %2 of speaker price for cables?

I think better speakers deserve better cables. If an expensive cable can make the speaker sound measurable better to the buyer why not spend bigbucks on cables. Do you think a 10K speaker will sound best with $100 cable?

As I mentioned before, cables are components and should be treated and budgeted accordingly.
bigbucks5
184 posts
 
"Do you think a 10K speaker will sound best with $100 cable?"

No, didn't say that.

But If I had a $10K budget to spend on speakers/cables, how would I split that up? $9900 for the speakers and $100 for the cables will give you better sound than $7000 on speakers and $3000 on cables.
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